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Standard Life Investments appoints ESG head

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... Investments' as a UK equity analyst in 2001 from Schroder Investment Management. Since then he has managed a range of institutional UK equity portfolios for both public and private sector pension schemes. The company said the creation of the role, which ...

Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Associations representing the superannuation industry have railed against speculation the government is considering freezing scheduled increases to the super guarantee (SG). The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the move would ...

Healthcare needs flagged as investment opportunity

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
If not clued in already, superannuation funds have been given another hint that addressing Australia's growing aged care and healthcare industries will become a priority. Australian Industry Group chief economist Julie Toth said healthcare was the sleeping ...

Former QIC multi-asset head departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Institutional investment manager QIC announced the former head of its global multi-asset (GMA) team is departing to a major Middle Eastern investment fund. QIC recently announced the resignation of Adriaan Ryder, who most recently was focused on strategic ...

Aussie economy rebalancing okay

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Despite facing significant and persistent headwinds, Australia's domestic economy has been rebalancing better than is widely appreciated, according to a UBS chief economist. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney today ...

Macquarie reports annuity business profit dips

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Macquarie has announced its results for the December 2015 quarter, revealing a net decrease in profit for its annuity-style businesses and an increase in its capital markets-facing businesses. Specifically, Macquarie Asset Management, Corporate and ...

Rubik appoints insto account manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Rubik Financial has appointed a senior institutional account manager. Lanie Conquest comes to Rubik from Decimal Software, where she was head of sales. She has also held senior roles at Virtual Adviser Network, Macquarie Bank and Asgard. At Rubik, Conquest ...

ISA says 15pct tax rebate no good

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has given further credence to the fact that taxing superannuation contributions with a 15% discount on marginal tax rates would increase government tax receipts. Latest modeling from ISA shows the 15% discount on marginal ...

Financial Synergy makes big play in big data

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
The latest move in to big data analytics by superannuation software provider Financial Synergy is being touted as one that will help transform the industry in Australia. The firm announced a partnership with NASDAQ-listed software company OpenText yesterday ...

Investor group welcomes carbon disclosure inquiry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016